Frome Rugby Football Club - Established 1883. Fielding three senior sides, Veterans, Academy, large Mini & Junior Section (ranging from under 6 to under 16)
19/03/2025
Frome RFC Club News | Frome7s Festival 2025
After much consideration, we regret to inform you that the Frome 7s Festival will not be taking place this year.
2025 is a fallow year, dedicated to vital pitch maintenance to ensure that we can continue to provide the best playing conditions for all teams and fans in the future.
While we’ll miss the excitement this year, we’re already looking forward to welcoming you all back for the 2026 festival!
Thanks for your understanding, and we can’t wait to make next year bigger and better than ever.
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18/03/2025
The preparation starts tomorrow...
18/03/2025
This Sundays Frome RFC Mini & Junior Fixtures |
Girls & Boys U6 - Training at 10.00
Girls & Boys U7 to U11 Broad Plain (A) KO 10.30
Boys U12 v Chiswick (H) KO 10.00
Boys U13 - Training at 10.00
Boys U14 v Chiswick (H) KO 11.00
Boys U15 v Imperial (H) KO 11.30
Boys U16 v Melksham (A) KO 10.30
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18/03/2025
Six Nations doesn’t stop, with the Guinness Women's Six Nations kicking off this weekend! 🥳
SATURDAY
Ireland v France (KO 1300)
Scotland v Wales (KO 1645)
SUNDAY
England v Italy (KO 1500)
Watch all the action LIVE at the Frome RFC Clubhouse.
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17/03/2025
It’s Game Week | Seniors & Academy
Counties 1 Tribute Southern South
Frome RFC v Walcot RFC
🗓️ Sat 22 March
⏰ KO 1430
🏟️ The Lane, Frome
Counties 2 Tribute D&W Central
Westbury RFC v Frome RFC II
🗓️ Sat 22 March
⏰ KO 1430
🏟️ Knott Field, Westbury
Counties 4 Tribute Southern South
Frome RFC III v Wells RFC II
🗓️ Sat 22 March
⏰ KO 1430
🏟️ The Lane, Frome
Friendly Fixture
Frome RFC Academy v North Dorset RFC Colts
🗓️ Sun 23 March
⏰ KO 1400
🏟️ The Lane, Frome
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16/03/2025
16/03/2025
Todays Frome RFC Results |
Somerset U18 | North
Frome RFC Academy 40 - 14 Gordano RFC Colts
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16/03/2025
Frome RFC Mini & Junior News | Boys U13s
The Frome RFC Boys U13’s welcomed Midsomer Norton RFC U13’s to The Lane this morning.
A good game, played in a great spirits. With some brilliant attacking on display in the Spring sunshine.
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16/03/2025
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Bath Rugby
Believe.
16/03/2025
Todays Walcat Girls Fixtures |
U12 Girls v Tetbury (H) KO 1300
U14 Girls v Bristol Pumas (H) 1400
*(H) at Frome RFC
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16/03/2025
It’s Game Day | Academy XV
Somerset U18 League | North
Frome RFC Academy v Gordano RFC Colts
🗓️ Sun 16 March
⏰ KO 1400
🏟️ The Lane, Frome
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16/03/2025
Todays Frome RFC Mini & Junior Fixtures |
Mixed U6 to U11 - Training at 09.30
Boys U12 - Training at 09.30
Boys U13 v Midsomer Norton (H) KO 11.00
Boys U14 v Midsomer Norton (A) KO 11.00
Boys U15 v Chard (A) KO 11.30
Boys U16 v Cobras (A) KO 11.30
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15/03/2025
Todays Frome RFC Results |
The Frome RFC Cavalry XV were back in action today when they made the short trip to Westbury to face their 2nd/Vets XV.
A huge thank you to the hosts for the warm welcome, and hospitality post match.
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15/03/2025
ITS SUPER SATURDAY!
Join us at The Lane today for the Final Round of the Guinness Men's Six Nations where you can watch all the action LIVE on the Big Screens.
Italy v Ireland - KO 1415
Wales v England - KO 1645
France v Scotland - KO 2000
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15/03/2025
Here Come The Cavalry!
The Frome RFC Cavalry XV are back in action for the first time the season today, when they make the short trip to our friends at Westbury RFC.
Friendly Fixture
Westbury RFC II/Vets v Frome RFC Cavalry
🗓️ Sat 15 March
⏰ KO 1400
🏟️ Knott Field, Westbury
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14/03/2025
Player & Staff Sponsorship | 🤝
As we kick off another weekend of rugby we’d like to thank our Player & Staff Sponsors.
🔴 Geoff Taylor - Ford Fuels
⚪️ Alex Mallon - K. Gregory Construction Ltd
⚫️ James Howard - Futurform
🔴 Steve Ruddick - The Old Bath Arms
⚪️ Cory Plumridge - D3 tape UK
⚫️ Max Stickley - Cosmic Monkey
🔴 Jack Stickley - LGS Transport Training
⚪️ Josh Hills - Connor Construction-South West-Ltd
⚫️ Dale Pockett - Thornbury Surfacing (Chippenham) Ltd
🔴 Noah Stickley - Rodden Road Cars
⚪️ Stevan Randall - Mindset Training
⚫️ Henry Bull - Mindset Training
🔴 Murray White - Acres Supply Garden Centre
⚪️ Hugh Haines - Roma Construction
⚫️ Phil Clarke - Mindset Training
🔴 Darrel Thompson - Kingswood School
⚪️ Eliki Bainimoli - Dupral Hunter
⚫️ Toby Reilly - Dave Lucey
🔴 Ethan White - The Bridge Alternative Provision
⚪️ Owen Marsh - Avalon Surfacing
⚫️ Matt Smith - MADE Training
🔴 Billy James -
⚪️ Dave Martin - OB Detailing
⚫️ Garrie Webster - Bullus Construction
🔴 Jack Carter -
⚪️ Taylor Balgdon - The Devonshire Arms, Bath
⚫️ Aaron Payner-Gover - AC Logs
🔴 John Benstead - J.T.A Services
⚪️ Danny Barraclough - The Newt in Somerset
⚫️ Ryan Mee - Bullus Construction
If you are looking for a unique way to promote your brand, or you just want to show your support for your favourite squad member, sponsoring a player for the season is the perfect choice.
The Frome Rugby player sponsorship package provides companies or individuals with the opportunity to enjoy a host of benefits.
For further information on Player Sponsorship or any other Club Sponsorship Opportunities please contact [email protected]
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14/03/2025
Return of The Cavalry 🙌
The first run out for sometime for the side, sees former 1st XV & Club Captain, James Weston skipper the side against local side, Westbury RFC (II/Vets).
Friendly Fixture
Westbury RFC II/Vets v Frome RFC Cavalry
🗓️ Sat 15 March
⏰ KO 1400
🏟️ Knott Field, Westbury
If you are interested in joining the Cavalry and dusting off the boots, please email [email protected] or contact us on here.
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Wishing you all a Happy New Year from everyone at Frome RFC.
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from everyone at Frome RFC.
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The pitches are all ready for today’s Army Rugby Union Premiership Semi Finals.
Games kick off from 12.30pm
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Frome RFC Highlights | Veo Rugby
We’ve put together some of the ‘try’lights from Saturdays home win over Paignton RFC. The win sees the side head to Kingsbridge RFC this Saturday for the quarter finals of the Papa Johns Community Cup | Counties 1 South Plate.
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This Weeks ‘Play of the Week’ comes from Sundays Frome RFC Academy Fixture.
A fantastic barn storming run from Nick Powell sees him put the pass away for the Captain, Kayden Henley to finish with a dive into the corner to score.
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Frome RFC Junior News | 🇬🇧🏋🏻♂️
The Club would like to congratulate Frome RFC U16s player Liam Backhurst on his British Record of 95kg at the GPCGB Welsh Championships, British record in the T1 class.
Liam had also qualified for the British Championships and also European Championships 🙌
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Our Try of the Week from last weekend came from the Academy’s away fixture, with a move straight from the training ground and a try by Archie Coleman.
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Frome Rugby Football Club began to represent the town from which it takes its name in 1883.
There were a number of local sides playing regularly but these represented local organisations rather than the town itself. In 1886 the club affiliated to the Frome Athletic Club. Although the records are missing, it would appear that the first Captain was probably H. B. Sheppard. Until the First World War the clubs main Headquarters was at the Angel Hotel, games were played at Wallbridge. At the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 16th December 1886 it was discussed that a second team should be set up and an invitation to Lord Weymouth to become President of the club, this was duly accepted.
What then was it like to be a member of Frome Rugby Club in the 1880s? Certainly any excuse for a dinner was good enough. On the field of play there was a variety of opposition. Shepton Mallet had a team as did Selwood Printing Works. For the match played against the latter on 19th February 1887 it is recorded that a large crowd was expected: “Attention is drawn to the fact that a hole was made in the hedge surrounding the Pitch and anyone doing the same or similar deed will be prosecuted” The field was kindly loaned by Mrs Sinkins. It was normal in those days for large crowds to attend and to pay gate money. At the Athletic Clubs meeting at the end of the 1888-1889 it was recorded that the cost of running the Rugby Club for the season as £5.8s.7d Nine days after the outbreak of the First World War, the Rugby Union called upon its players to join the forces, this was taken up by the players of Frome Rugby Football Club. So devastating was the effect of war that it was not until 1926 that the club finally started playing again.
On the 28th April 1926 a meeting of interested people was held in the Lamb Hotel, Bath Street and the club was formally re-established. The interest was such that a second team was formed, the home pitch in those days was at the top of the Nunney Road. Match fees were 1 shilling, transport was by any available means from bicycle to charabanc. The big social event of the year was the Annual Rugby Dance. The Annual Dance was a lavish affair whose importance upstaged even the Annual Dinner.
At the AGM held at the Lamb Hotel the Chairman presented Mr L. B. Browne with a wrist watch in recognition of his efforts in the successful revival of the club. Shortly after this the clubs headquarters moved to the George Hotel, which remained the principal venue until the Second World War. The record during the years between the wars showed a sharp decline in performance as both the 1st XV and the A XV lost approximately 50% of their matches played between 1926 & 1937. In the period after the Second World War the club was to face many problems. With many young local men still in the forces, much of the recruitment to the club was from military establishments. It seems that local schools did not supply the club with a ready source of players, since not much rugby was played.
Soon problems arose over finding suitable after match venues and the club was to lose the Nunney Road ground, which it had held since 1926. A joint venture with the Cricket Club and the Frome and District Agricultural Society led to the building of a new club house which was opened in 1975. Between 1954 and 1975 the club moved its playing fields from the Showground to Berkeley Road, thence to Bath Road playing fields, to Gypsy Lane. At times the club also played at pitches at Oldford, Clink Road and Critchill.
As regards Headquarters, also moves were not infrequent. The principal venue after the war was the Sun Inn, in 1953 they moved back to the Lamb Hotel. The next move was to Mansford wine vaults, from there to The Crown and on occasions the Vine Tree. Although results were respectable during the post war period, Frome was probably not one of the stronger clubs in the area. By the early sixties the club had reached a low point, it was regarded by many more successful clubs as a somewhat ramshackle affair capable of producing coarse rugby but not usually associated with the finer elements of the game.
However there is a time in the tide of the affairs of rugby clubs. Slowly during the sixties the clubs
fortunes once again began to pick up. It has been rumoured that if the raising of a first team during the mid-sixties proved a problem a certain senior member of the club, responsible for fixtures and getting a team together, would wait until just before lunch time on match day and then raid the local
hostelries in order to press gang reluctant recruits.
In the late sixties thanks to the persistence of its officers the club was once again able to field a Second Fifteen. By the early Seventies the First Fifteen was able to consistently give a good account of itself against all-comers and the club was now able to run four sides and occasionally a fifth side. Of the many factors which led to this revival in fortunes one of the most important was the introduction of Rugby at the Frome Grammar School (now incorporated into the Frome College). This provided the club with a ready source of young players. The indications for the future are that the club can now boast strength in depth, which should help it to achieve a high standard of rugby for years to come.
Instrumental in keeping this standard as high as possible is of course the youth policy of the club. Over the last few years the most significant development in the running of the club has been the youth section with the Academy XV and the ever growing Mini & Junior teams with age groups starting from U6’s through to U16’s rugby.
The senior sides have also continued well with the First XV competing in the Wadworth 6X Southern Counties South League (level 7), recently reaching the promotion playoff game having finished 2nd in the league, the 2nd XV recently securing a fantastic season having only lost once and gaining promotion to Wadworth 6X Dorset & Wilts 1 North, the 3rd XV in the Wadworth 6X Dorset & Wilts 3 North league whilst the Academy XV competing locally in the Dorset & Wilts U18’s Merit Table. The Veterans (Frome Cavalry XV) still look to dust off the boots and take to the field against local and touring sides.
Frome Rugby Football Club - Established 1883. Fielding three senior sides, Veterans, Academy, large Mini & Junior Section (ranging from under 6 to under 16)
